Jingle all the way

It feels like we've been asleep weeks. Well, in a way, we have. 'Dispersal of pent up energy whilst in stasis until safe levels are reached' and all that.

As you may have guessed, Clarence was right, and we've been very busy.

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the base,

Not a hero was sleeping, as Tempest did pace.

Equipment was stacked by the front door with care,
In hopes that adventure soon would be there.

While children were nestled all snug in their beds,
And visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads,
The team were alert, and they heard a quick tap,
As a figure came in, seeming in such a flap.

When outside the base there arose such a clatter,
The team went to look to see what was the matter.
Away to the window they ran like a flash,
Straight past their guest, who was wearing a sash.

As they looked at the moonlight on the new-fallen snow
The guest coughed politely 'Um hi there. Hello.'
When they were done looking, they turned back to hear,
From the shimmering portal, and the herd of reindeer.

'I was looking for Dragon, we need him, and quick,
To return to his role as our jolly St Nick.
Our current is missing, and now Dragon is too,
But we've heard about Jingle, perhaps he will do?'

"Now Tempest! now, Healthbar! now, Broadcast and Jingle!
On, Centaur! On, Lily! Doolittle and Tingle!
To the top of the world! to the top of it all!
Now Come with me! Come with me! Come with me all!"

Onto reindeer they leapt, and away they did fly,

Through the shimmering portal, and into the sky.

They saw a large fortress, towards it they flew,

With Ragnarok, Tildy, and Diffys 1 & 2.

And then, in a twinkling, they were in a Lab,

With portals, and an arch, and it did look fab.

'You see, Santa spreads feeling of cheer all around,

Down the chimney "St Nicholas" heartwards is bound.'

'Santa used to wear fur, and one travelled by foot,

There was one with a Sleigh, and one moved via soot.

Only those three have made the world trip and back,

Your Dragon was one, he even carried the sack!'

The archway, it twinkled! The portals seemed...merry?

They lit up like roses, with holly, and berry!

A sashed man walked up and gave us a short bow,

'Ah Jingle, thank goodness! The arch is ready now.'

Jingle stood in the arch, and gritted his teeth,

And Christmas spread from him, through Tinsel and wreath.

The team gathered round him 'Go! Give it some welly!'

He shook, and he laughed, and the room went like jelly!

VHS then split up, and, each with an elf,

And they each took a portal, including myself!

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,

And Jingle shone out, his light banishing dread.

We spoke not a word, but went straight to our work,

And soaked up the power, then felt a small jerk.

And using his finger he guided our glows,

Through the portals we went, our energy rose!

We were spread round the globe, our elves gave a whistle,

And away the joy flew like the down of a thistle.

As the world filled with love, Jingle called to the night,

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"





Well, not quite how I'd have put it Clarence, but that was beautiful, and pretty accurate.

So yeah, Clarence has woken up, and Jingle got his first taste of what being Santa involves these days. He wasn't strong enough to do it alone, so we helped as Clarence described, and soaked up all that power put us in some sort of 'Joy-Coma' sort of Stasis until our bodies had recovered. No, I don't really understand either. I still have no idea exactly what happened, but apparently Christmas is when the world is given a nice big boost of love and joyfulness, and that's Santas job. That's his 'gift' to us, and we do the rest, out of our love for each other. Nice huh? So, in away, everyone is a little bit Santa. I love that.

Well, 'Saving Christmas' went so well, let's see if we can get our friends back!